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[lederhosen]

Have been having One Of Those Days. Major national newspaper ran rather hostile story about my employer; fortunately my involvement in the mess in question is minimal, but it's never the sort of thing you want to start the day on. Got very little done at work - have been unfocused and blah all week, the state of mind where I try to read a paper I'm supposed to be evaluating and the concepts just dribble out of my skull again as soon as they leave my eyes. Showed up at chiropractor this afternoon to discover my appointment had been on Tuesday and Neck-Twisting-Ex-Commando-Sasha wasn't in, which is about as productive as I got today.

Speaking of papers, one of the things that really irritates me in a scientific paper is data obfuscation, deliberate or otherwise. When somebody presents their experimental results, I like to be able to extract the numbers and play with them. When the results are given only as a graph, it's inconvenient. When said graph has no gridlines, it's a nuisance. When said graph doesn't show the actual data points, just curves drawn through them, it's a pain in the arse. And when they're described as 'smoothed curves', I give up. It would be nice to at least know HOW MANY data points were used here, because if the answer is "less than four" somebody needs to be beaten to death with a bound set of Investigative Ophthalmology and Vision Science.

But the evening was better. I had little cardboard buildings to cut out and assemble for the D&D game, and I rented Frida on DVD to watch while doing it... and, er, I only have my fingers now because I bought a safety cutting ruler thingy on the way home today. Have I mentioned how very much I like Salma Hayek? And not only in a pervy way; it's nice to see her get the chance to do some real acting.

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[tcpip.livejournal.com]

I had little cardboard buildings to cut out and assemble for the D&D game

One of these days we're going to have to do some serious gaming together. Even if by pbem.

[elynne.livejournal.com]

It would be nice to at least know HOW MANY data points were used here, because if the answer is "less than four" somebody needs to be beaten to death with a bound set of Investigative Ophthalmology and Vision Science.

I snickered out loud at that bit. :D

I need to see Frida... for many reasons, including a very emotional dream I had a couple of years ago. I've had an art crush on her for years...

[lederhosen.livejournal.com]

I snickered out loud at that bit. :D

IOVS is a deadly weapon. A year's worth is about six inches thick, bound in two hardcover volumes. I guess it's one way to discourage people from taking them out of the library :-)

I wasn't really aware of Kahlo's work until the movie came out - I love art, but my coverage is very patchy. From what I've seen so far, I rather like it, and will have to keep my eyes open for more. Meanwhile, I'm thoroughly enjoying the movie :-)

[djfiggy.livejournal.com]

From the photos I've seen, Salma Hayek was a flattering choice to portray Frida Kahlo. A choice I very much enjoyed, too.